I don’t owe gov’t any money-Effah Darteh
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, Sept 30, Ghanadot - A
former Member of Parliament for Berekum, in the Brong Ahafo
Region, Nkrabia Effah Darteh has stated that he is greatly
amused by a directive from the Ministry of Water Resources,
Works and Housing, asking him to pay an amount of GH 9,000,
and argued that he
was not ready to give out any
money.
He said this in reaction to media reports that he illegally
occupied a government bungalow without paying any rent.
The former MP, in an interview on Peace FM, acknowledged
having received an official directive, and explained that he
occupied the building in his official capacity as a Minister
and later as an MP.
Mr. Effah Dartey added that he vacated his official
residence on the very day parliament was dissolved on the
6th day of January, 2009.
“I don’t owe them, I won’t pay any 9,000 (GH cedis)…if the
Attorney General’s attention is brought to the issue about
this directive, she’ll admit it’s a mistake.”
He said, “Government will not send soldiers to come for
90million cedis, the furthest they can go is to send me to
court. If the Attorney General gives a wrong advice that I
am liable, they will precede to court…the judge will then
ask whether I was a government official or a private man and
if they admit that I was a sitting Member of Parliament.
“The next question will be whether a government official is
entitled to a state house and they answer in the
affirmative, the judge will then rule it as a foolish case,
true not.”
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